Volkswagen is one of the major importers of cars into Japan, a country famous for export of cars. Little wonder, then that it was sensitive about trade mark applications which it believes are too close to its famous sub-brand, “POLO”. Volkswagen’s strategy in Japan is implied in this passage from its website https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/stories/2019/03/volkswagen-group-japanese-passenger-car-market-status.html : This… Continue reading Volkswagen’s POLO woes in Japan (2019 and 2022)
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Volkswagen AG v Tungpei Industrial Co – an acronym dispute in Australia in 2020
In 2020 the Australian trade mark registrar delivered a decision involving German marque Volkswagen and a business named Tungpei Industrial Co, based in Taiwan. The marks in dispute were “TSI”, applied for by the applicant, and “TSI” and “TDI” – plainly, similar enough to prima facie support an opposition. However, in this instance, the mark… Continue reading Volkswagen AG v Tungpei Industrial Co – an acronym dispute in Australia in 2020